I usually don't update so close together, but today is special. I'm going to the beach tomorrow, and the beach house we're going to doesn't have Wi-Fi. Or internet period. And it's for two weeks. So, I am so sorry for this inconvenience. But on the bright side, congratulations m5hoa! I will accept your song request! Since this is Fabina all the way, guess who's singing it!

Nina

"I love you so much, Fabian," I said while we drank frappuccinos at Starbucks. "Me too, Nina," he said, preoccupied with his cup as we sat down. I gulped down the icy drink quickly.

The past five hours were a dream, with Adele complimenting my voice, the stylist picking the perfect outfit (finally) and everybody treating me LIKE ADELE. And when I got out of the studio, a crowd of fans were waiting for me. Not Adele-she had a larger crowd-but some people were holding up posters that said, 'Nina, let me fix your heart!' or, 'I took a chance on your music and I LOVE IT!' and even the simple, 'Nina, we love you!' I was so touched that I made the limo wait thirty minutes while I hugged the fans. God, that was amazing.

"Nina, your life is amazing," he fiddled with his straw while he said that. I noticed he hadn't taken a sip, while mine was almost drained. I felt sort of like a pig, and stopped gulping for a moment. "Why, thank you," I said, taking his hands in mine, "but it's our life. I would never leave you, Fabian." He removed his hands snippily, and mixed up his already smooth drink some more. "Fabes, what's bothering you?" I asked quietly. "My problem is that you're fucking perfect," he snapped.

I glanced at his eyes. They were dark and gloomy, not the Fabian I knew. "Nobody's perfect," I said soothingly. He shook his head. "No, you are! You're beautiful and talented and amazing, and I'm just a poor boy who you don't even love!" The last part stung like a thousand bee stingers poking my skin. "How could you say that, Fabian?" I asked, alarmed. He laughed bitterly. "How could I? It's true enough. Why don't you just cheat on me? You don't love me!"

Was this about the song? "Fabes, if it's about the song-" "THE SONG'S ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM!" He yelled. "YOU HATE ME FOR KEEPING YOU FROM YOUR DREAM! YOUR DAMN DREAM! WHY IS IT ALWAYS ABOUT YOUR CAREER, NOT US? WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST DUMP ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE?" I felt tears sting my eyelids, and we were attracting stares. I plunked some money down for the waitress, and led Fabian to a narrow alley.

"Fabian, what sparked this?" I asked, trying to keep calm. "Nothing. Nothing." he cursed under his breath, and turned his back to me. I could see the scars under there, even when it was covered with a tan leather jacket. He was scared of love. "Fabian, I love you, okay? I'd never dump you," I promised. He turned to me, his eyes glistening with manly tears themselves. "You don't have to. I'm breaking it off." He walked away, leaving me sobbing in a cold alley.

oOoOoOo

Fabian

Why did I break up with the love of my life? I guess for lots of reasons. The way Adele had been staring at Nina after she sang that song, the way she had fans lining up to see her, the way she seems to always do the right thing. My back ached with false love, too. I had been worried that it was false love. I had to do it for her is what I thought. It was for the best.

After I left the rising star in the alley, I just meandered, mindless. I couldn't go to the loft because Amber would question me; I couldn't crash at the hotel because Mara and Joy would wonder why I left the loft, when I had been having a wonderful time. I just walked, my legs seeming to know where they were going.

I stopped in front of a boarded up brick house. I stared at it blankly, until realization kicked in. A little boy screamed while his father scarred his back with a dull knife. A beautiful woman being beaten with an evil belt that she washed every Sunday before they went to church. The boy staring at his mother while she covered her wounds with makeup. And finally, the man being taken away when he almost killed the woman on a fateful night.

The memories swamped my brain, encasing with horrible intensity. I ran, just ran in the other direction. Sweat poured off my face, and I stopped. I sank down on the sidewalk, and held my head in my hands. The water was coming out of my eyes, and I was crying without stopping, without thinking. I was depressingly, maddeningly sad, so, so sad.

oOoOoOo

Nina

What could I do? I just wanted to stand there forever, frost slowly accumulating on my skin, tears freezing to my face. He dumped me, he dumped me, he dumped me, my mind chanted, but I chose to ignore it. He couldn't have dumped me. We loved each other. No, no, no. We loved each other.

That scared, bullied girl who cried every day after school was supposed to be gone. She had to be obliterated from my system by now, especially since I fixed things with my friends. I was repaired, a new person. But that broken, insecure girl started to wear at my happiness, until I just collapsed, and laid my head on the dirty cement. Fabian was my everything…and now he wouldn't do the job anymore.

oOoOoOo

Fabian

I snuck into the loft. Thankfully, Amber wasn't there. On a pink notepad, in nice cursive, was a message: 'Dear lovebirds, I've gone out shopping! I probably won't be back for a while. Bye Fabina! ~Amber xoxoxo'. I sighed, and crumpled up the note.

I noticed a closet I hadn't before, and went there. Inside were several guitars and an electric piano. Another thing for Nina, I guess, I slammed the door.

I should be saying her name like a cuss word, but the truth was that I didn't want to break up. But why would she want me now?

I slammed my fist against the wall. Luckily it didn't make a hole, but it just made me fell more terrible. I had an idea…it was VERY cliché, but I needed to get my feelings out somehow.

I grabbed the electric piano and plugged it in. After it loaded up, I pressed a key carefully. It sounded just like a regular piano. I started playing a simple melody, and after a while I was singing.

Man, it's been a long day

Stuck thing 'bout it

Driving on the freeway

Wondering if I really tried everything I could

Not knowing if I should try a little harder

Oh, but I'm scared to death

That there may not be another one like this

And I confess

That I'm only holding on by a thin, thin thread

I'm kicking the curb 'cause you never heard

The words that you needed so bad

And I'm kicking the dirt 'cause I never gave you

The things that you needed to have

I'm so sad

Sad

Man, it's been a long night

Just sitting here trying not to look back

Still looking at the road we never drove on

And wondering if the one I chose was the right one

Oh, but I'm scared to death

That there may not be another one like this

And I confess

That I'm only holding on by a thin, thin thread

I'm kicking the curb 'cause you never heard

The words that you needed so bad

And I'm kicking the dirt 'cause I never gave you

The things that you needed to have

I'm so sad

Sad

I'm so sad

So sad

Oh, but I'm scared to death

That there may not be another one like this

And I confess that I'm only holding on by a thin, thin thread

I'm kicking the curb 'cause you never heard

The words that you needed so bad

And I'm kicking the dirt 'cause I never gave you

The things that you needed to have

And I'm kicking the curb 'cause you never heard

The words that you needed so bad

I'm so sad

So sad

"I am too," said a voice behind me. I whirled around to see Nina standing there, her eyes puffy and shivering like she'd been standing in the spot I'd left her in all day. "Nina, I-" She cut me off with a kiss. I did the smart thing, and whispered, "I love you," to her after she broke it first.

What do you think? I don't think that romance is my strong suit, but then again this is all about romance…:P

~ChocoAwesomeness~